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stretcher
UK
/ˈstrɛtʃə/
US
/ˈstrɛtʃər/
Translations
stretchers
pl
UK
/ˈstrɛtʃə/
US
/ˈstrɛtʃər/
The paramedics carefully placed the injured hiker onto the stretcher before carrying him to the ambulance.
Les ambulanciers ont soigneusement placé le randonneur blessé sur la civière avant de le conduire à l’ambulance.
Additional translations
stretchered
Past Simple
stretchered
Past Participle
stretchering
Gerund
UK
/ˈstretʃə/
US
/ˈstrɛtʃɚ/
Primarily British English: ‘to carry or remove someone on a stretcher’
The injured cyclist was stretchered off the course by the medical team.
Le cycliste blessé a été évacué sur une civière hors du parcours par l’équipe médicale.
Used attributively before nouns to indicate connection with stretchers or patients carried on them.
The hospital installed new stretcher lifts to improve patient transfer.
L’hôpital a installé de nouveaux ascenseurs de civière pour améliorer le transfert des patients.
Definitions
The paramedics carefully placed the injured hiker onto the stretcher before carrying him to the ambulance.
The artist used a stretcher to keep the canvas taut while painting.
The pattern alternates headers and stretchers to create a sturdy bond.
The antique table wobbled until the carpenter replaced the broken stretcher.
"Saying he caught a fish that big was a bit of a stretcher."
The injured cyclist was stretchered off the course by the medical team.
The hospital installed new stretcher lifts to improve patient transfer.